MP Nalin Kumar Kateel need to come out of Modi mania: Amin Mattu
Like-minded people protest against merger of Vijaya Bank
Mangaluru, Jan 3: Condemning the central government’s decision to merge Vijaya Bank, one of the prestigious banks of the Dakshina Kannada district, with Bank of Baroda, like-minded people on Thursday staged a protest in front of the deputy commissioner’s office here.
Addressing the agitators, senior journalist Dinesh Amin Mattu said that five banks were born in Dakshina Kannada district and neither of them was in loss, nor bankrupt. All the five banks have upheld the values of the land through professionalism and honesty.
Though the central government has merged the Vijaya Bank, established by the farmers under the able leadership of Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty, AB Shetty and KK Shetty with the loss making Bank of Baroda, Lok Sabha Member Nalin Kumar Kateel who should have opposed the move in the Parliament, has kept silent and thus insulted the elders and their efforts, he said.
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel should come out of Modi mania and stand for the people of the district. Former prime minister Indira Gandhi had opened the doors of the banks for the poor.
But present Prime Minister Narendra Modi has closed the doors of the banks for the poor. It was unfortunate that former union minister Janardhan Poojary who brought the banks close to the poor through Loan Mela, has not spoken anything about it, he said.
The political leadership of the district was bankrupt. Though the district was being attacked from all corners, the elected representatives have left blind eyes towards the problem. As a result, the voters who elected them have to face the consequences. So, the voters should teach such elected representatives a lesson in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, he appealed.
Former minister B Ramanath Rai, former MLA Vijay Kumar Shetty, DYFI state president Muneer Katipalla and social activist MG Hegde spoke on the occasion.
KPCC general secretary PV Mohan, DCC general secretary BA Muhammad Hanief, Advocate Dinesh Hegde Ulippady, Corporator Dayanand Shetty, JDS leaders Muneer Mukkacheri and Lathief Valachil, former taluk panchayat member N.E Muhammad, Youth Congress leaders Lukman Bantwala, Suhail Kandak, Shabbir Siddakatte, CPM leader Yadav Shetty, Samudaya Organisation leaders Vasudev Ucchil, Ullal city municipal council member Muhammad Mukkacheri, DYFI district secretary Santhosh Shetty, Yogish Shetty, Muhammad Musthafa, Aboobakar Bava, Willy Wilson, Madhuri Bolar, Muhammad Salih Maravoor and representatives of various banks BM Madhava, Prakash, Purushottam, Ganesh and others were present.
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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
